MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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